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Dramatic skies … Window
Views and Reflections
Dramatic skies … Window
Views and Reflections
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others participating in Thursday Thirteen, Midweek Blues,
Sky Watch, and Haiku Friday
others participating in Thursday Thirteen, Midweek Blues,
Sky Watch, and Haiku Friday
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for others participating in Window Views and Weekend Reflections
for others participating in Window Views and Weekend Reflections
A playful bonus … just because
cropped then ‘screened with exclusion’ and lightened
cropped then ‘screened with exclusion’ and lightened
Thought for Today
“To repeat what others have said requires education; to challenge it requires brains.” Mary Pettibone Poole
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Scroll down for Monochrome Mania & My World
Enjoying the rain
Might the termites wash away?
Wishfully dreaming …
Might the termites wash away?
Wishfully dreaming …
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Not our usual
Southern California skies …
lovely anyway
Southern California skies …
lovely anyway
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My World and Monochrome Maniacs
Hmm … I see it’s become Monochrome Weekend
making this post late … sigh! Such is life.
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My World and Monochrome Maniacs
Hmm … I see it’s become Monochrome Weekend
making this post late … sigh! Such is life.
A playful bonus … just because
Just for Fun … Creative Experiment
‘screened with exclusion’
(original is below)
‘screened with exclusion’
(original is below)
Thought for Today
“A good snapshot stops a moment from running away.” Eudora Welty
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Returning from a
sunset ‘photo shoot’ my eyes
spotted reflections
sunset ‘photo shoot’ my eyes
spotted reflections
in the windows of
these houses facing the beach
… sunset with palm trees.
these houses facing the beach
… sunset with palm trees.
The older I get
I find traditions changing
each and ev’ry year
I find traditions changing
each and ev’ry year
but it seems we will
gather as a family
once again this year 😉
gather as a family
once again this year 😉
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and for others participating in Haiku Friday, Sky Watch,
Pink Saturday, Weekend Reflections and Window Views
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Pink Saturday, Weekend Reflections and Window Views
Experimenting
in Photoshop Elements
I came up with two
in Photoshop Elements
I came up with two
versions that I found
pleasing to my own eyes and
decided to share
pleasing to my own eyes and
decided to share
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and for others participating in Mosaic Monday and Blue Monday
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Multi-tasking at
busy times of year is the
best that I can do
busy times of year is the
best that I can do
Wishing everyone
joyful celebrations with
family and friends
joyful celebrations with
family and friends
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and for others participating in Color Carnival and Window Views
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Thought for Today
“Weekends don’t count unless you spend them doing something completely pointless.”
Bill Watterson
Bill Watterson
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Originals-straight out of the camera
Palette Knife
Poster Edges
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Pink Saturday, Shadow Shot Sunday,
Today’s Flowers, and Mosaic Monday
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Pink Saturday, Shadow Shot Sunday,
Today’s Flowers, and Mosaic Monday
Thought for Today
“My green thumb came only as a result of the mistakes I made while learning to see things from the plant’s point of view.” H. Fred Ale
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My World and Wordless Outdoor Wednesday too
After being sick
last week I am catching up
by multi-tasking
Here in Southern Cal
we don’t see many color
changes, but walking
recently I found
colorful deciduous
trees and snapped a few
photographs to share
in mosaics … splendidly
this week, just because
Originals … straight out of the camera
Palette Knife
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Accented Edges, lightened
Invert
Accented Edges Solarized
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Accented Edges
Poster Edges
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ALMOST
Colored Pencil
Solarized
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Mellow Yellow, Mosaic, and Blue Monday …
Thought for Today
“Open your arms to change, but don’t let go of your values.” Dalai Lama
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than at the bottom ;–)
Photo Hunt & Color Carnival are in the next post
Belatedly here …
I hope you enjoy my pink
flower mosaics
Stained Glass Filter
Solarize, lightened
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“Smile, breathe and go slowly.” Thich Nhat Hanh
South Breeze Farm hosted the Giving Thanks Challenge and I participated at Small Reflections in November of 2008 and decided to continue indefinitely … generating the following list one day at a time throughout the month of August. I’ve decided to transfer the lists at the end of each month from Small Reflections to Happily Retired Gal … just because. Click to see previous lists already published here.
1. Molly got to play with canine fur-friends at Camp Ilene while I drove a friend up to her house in Lake Arrowhead so she could take care of business related to the sale of the place now that she’s moved back to the beach.
2. the hot, dry, windy weather is predicted to end early next week and we’ve got a chance for drizzles … finally.
3. my sister called last night from the road … outside of Boise, Idaho and we were able to catch up with one another in a long chat on the cell phone.
4. the weather has cooled off considerably today.
5. I’ve finally managed to sort out the data in Quicken after multiple computer crashes messed thing up.
6. to have made it through last night’s Digital Media class on my own (since my friend ‘C’ is on the road with her husband) without getting totally lost even though it’s been months since the previous DM class … a HUGE relief actually.
7. to catch up with my friend ‘C’ (currently RV traveling in Michigan) on the cell phone today … almost as if she was in town.
8. for my sister’s photos from the road ;–)
9. the smell (and taste) of coffee (laced with half & half) in the mornings.
10. for a chance of rain next week … I’m keeping my fingers crossed because it’s been a long time since the ‘wet stuph’ fell in Southern California, but I’m also hoping it won’t cause landslides in the recently burned areas.
11. for the company of fur-friends.
12. we have cool overcast cloudy skies with the promise of rain for the next few days … I’m keeping my fingers crossed.
13. for overnight rain and morning drizzles.
14. we actually got REAL RAIN falling S L O W L Y enough last night & this morning so as not to cause mudslides in burn areas … I captured raindrops on blossoms to share at Happily Retired Gal & rain clouds to share in a T-13 Haiku Friday Sky Watch mosaic today here at Small Reflections.
15. for a full night’s sleep without interruption!
16. for friendly neighbors 😉
17. I was at home when my sister called from the road today. We had a good visit on the phone.
18. for wonderful memories of my brother.
19. for blue skies and lovely weather.
20. my neighbor shared new varieties of plants with me as she modified her own garden … then helped me split & replant my Amaryllis bulbs this morning.
21. Alice Audrey shared Nemo’s Award with Happily Retired Gal and that I’ve passed it along to others in my T-13 post there.
22. to celebrate my 2nd Blogoversary at Small Reflections today!
23. our local library invited Lisa See, author of Shanghai Girls, to give a talk yesterday … it was wonderful!
24. for a long catch up visit on the phone with my sister today.
25. Molly has two Golden Retrievers visiting next door and has gotten to play with them all week.
26. for the new PSE6 techniques I’ve been learning this month.
27. to be getting my hair cut tomorrow 😉
28. I’m able to pay bills online rather than writing individual checks and mailing them as I did once upon a time.
29. for a full-night of uninterrupted sleep!
30. the weather is sunny & clear … ‘buy one, get one free’ breakfast for lunch at Ruby’s on the HB pier was delicious … and my errands are finished so I’m home again this afternoon with time to relax and perhaps visit a few blogs before taking Molly for her afternoon walk.
31. Ms Kitty’s reclusive rather than friendly with strangers … especially at this time of year.
FYI – My previous Gratitude Lists can be found at Happily Retired Gal, my new WordPress site. It is my intention to keep this ‘Daily Gratitude List’ in my sidebar indefinitely because I believe it makes sense to focus on what’s right in our lives regularly. Click for:
2009 Lists – October, September, August, July, June, May, April, March, February, January
2008 Lists – December, November
Thought for Today
“God gave you a gift of 86,400 seconds today. Have you used one to say ‘thank you?’” William A. Ward
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Friday afternoons
this is where I spend some time
buying fresh produce.
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My World and Wordless Wednesday (on Tuesday) t00.
Thought for Today
“One hundred percent of the shots you don’t take don’t go in.” Wayne Gretzky
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13 photos from
my sister in Alaska
RV traveling
Collaboration..
I create the mosaics
then share on my blogs.
Follow up from my
Outdoor Wordless Watery
Midweek Blues today
published earlier
at Sacred Ruminations …
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dif’rences seem minimal …
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Original Mosaic
Ink Outlines – lightened
Solarize
Solarize – lightened
Solarize – lightened with Poster Edges
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Wordless Wednesday and Thursday Thirteen t00.
See also my Blue Views from Alaska – Outdoor & Watery
Thought for Today
“Renew your passions daily.” Abbe Yeux-verdi
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scattered wispy clouds
return along with blue skies
backdrop for Palm Trees ;–)
Straight out of the Camera
Accented Edges
Poster Edges
Black & White – Scenic Landscape
Black & White – Infared
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Thought for Today
“The essence of pleasure is spontaneity.” Germaine Greer
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More photographs from
my sister in Alaska
RV traveling
Collaboration..
I create the mosaics
then share on my blogs.
Rainbow Falls – Woodland Hike
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see also Ms Kitty’s Mosaic at Small Reflections
Thought for Today
“Everywhere is walking distance
if you have the time.”
Steven Wright
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Shadow Mosaics …
Photoshop experiments
Which do YOU prefer?
Sharing a few more
at Sacred Ruminations …
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Originals – straight out of the camera
Waterpaper
Paint Daubs
Poster Edges
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Thought for Today
“The secret of eternal youth is arrested development.”
Alice Roosevelt Longworth
13 new sky views
unique cloud formations each
day … fascinating
experimenting
with filters for kewl effects …
‘cuz I’m curious ;–)
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Thursday Thirteen, Sky Watch and Haiku Friday
Morning Musings …
Daily musings from
my penciled musings in my
hand-written journal
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and if you’d like to listen to the Simple Truths video clip
Thought for Today
“The person who never made a mistake never tried anything new.”
Albert Einstein
Thirteen Mosaics
created with 13 views
straight across the street.
Amazing to me
how varied that view can be …
Note the cluster of
palm trees in each shot
underneath the various
sky vistas … then tell
me what’s strange about
the ‘view’ in the center … Do
you see something odd?
Original – straight out of the camera
Posterized – 9
Poster Edges
Watercolor
Palette Knife
Dry Brush
Smudge Stick
Black & White – Scenic Landscape
Black & White – Scenic Landscape with Poster Edges
Photoshop ‘filters’
create ‘kewl’ effects … it’s fun
to experiment!
Invert
Black & White – Infared
Bas Relief
Zig Zag
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Thursday Thirteen, Sky Watch and Haiku Friday
Thought for Today
“The road to wisdom? Well, it’s plain and simple to express:
Err and err again, but less and less and less.”
Piet Hein
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Thought for Today
“It is not enough to be busy … the question is: what are we busy about?”
Henry David Thoreau
Playing with ‘templates’
in Photoshop Elements …
enjoying process!
Thirteen ‘windows’ through
which to examine pansies
growing in MY yard.
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Wordless Wednesday, Thursday Thirteen, and Color Carnival,
See my other Wordless T-13 Colorful posts today at
Small Reflections and Sacred Ruminations
Small Reflections and Sacred Ruminations
Thought for Today
“Joy is not in things! It is in us!”
Benjamin Franklin
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